Searching Pirate Bay For Books

Searching Pirate Bay For Books – Pirate Bay has a massive catalog of digital content and this includes all formats of ebooks. Assuring “unrestricted and open transmission of information” is a concept upheld by The Pirate Bay.

It utilizes a p2p network principle where files are transferred between users. Pirate Bay just indexes torrent files available for download. The process of downloading a torrent file is made possible by a BitTorrent client, which sends small files that contain metadata required for downloading data files.

We will look at the steps a user should take to download books from Pirate Bay safely and how to search for books on the site.

Enabling Safe Browsing While Searching For Books

As you search Pirate Bay for books, it is crucial to maintain anonymity to avoid exposing your IP address and location. Browsing pirate bay is completely legal and that goes for torrenting copyright-free material.

However, you may unintentionally torrent a copyrighted file, and this is where safe browsing comes in handy, to protect you from unsolicited lawsuits or fines. Pirate Bay has a lot of users, some may upload files that masquerade as torrents but are malware. You definitely do not want to get your device infected by a virus as some can be quite hard to get rid of and others may breach important information such as passwords on your device.

To browse safely and anonymously, you should use a Virtual Private Network. There are many different VPNs on the market for you to select from. Premium VPNs are much more reliable than free versions. You can research and decide which one suits your needs. Go ahead and install the VPN and activate it before searching Pirate Bay.

How To Find Torrent Files For Books on Pirate Bay

Searching for files on Pirate Bay is quite easy. The website has a user-friendly interface and files are grouped into different categories including Applications, Games, Audio, Video, Porn and Other.

You can also use the search button by entering a search query of the book you wish to download. This way, you won’t have to search through all the categories available.

There are sub-categories to help you narrow down your search. Subcategories for books include E-Books, Audio Books, Covers, Physibles, Comics, and pictures just to mention a few.

If you are looking for audiobooks you can check the audio category and the audio-books sub-category. For E-books, covers, physibles and comics, check the Other category and you will see the respective subcategories listed there.

Under the other category, there is another sub-category which contains content such as Textbooks, Documentaries and Masterclass content. You have a responsibility to check the status of the legality of files before obtaining them.

How Do You Select a Torrent File?

Once you enter your search query or browse through a category, a list of available torrent files is displayed. To the far right of the list, there are two columns labeled LE and SE. SE represents seeders while LE stands for leechers.

Seeders are the users who have the files you need. You will be torrenting the files from them. On the other hand, leechers are the users downloading the file.

For faster downloads, the number of seeders should be higher. If a file has 150 seeders, this means that 150 users have the file that you want. However, if a file has 150 leechers, it indicates that 150 people are downloading it.

There is a Size column for each torrent file listed, upload date and ULed by columns. The SE, LE and size columns are the most important when selecting a suitable torrent to download.

Alongside each torrent file listed is a magnet and skull icon. The magnet icon initiates the torrenting process that is, downloads. It contains the magnet link from which you can obtain torrents. The skull icon rates how trustworthy the seeder is.

Understanding The Skull Symbols on Torrent Files.

Users on Pirate Bay are referred to as pirates. The skull symbol is used to show the trustworthiness of a user. Since some users may have malicious intentions of sharing viruses in links, pirate bay uses these skulls to help you determine trustworthy seeders.

The skull symbols have different colors to indicate how Pirate Bay categorizes the user.

Pink skulls symbolize a trusted user. This means that the user has been on Pirate Bay long enough to be trusted.

Green skulls symbolize a very important person who has a higher level of trustworthiness according to Pirate Bays metrics. Apart from being around long enough to earn trustworthiness, these users have a record of acting responsibly on the site and generally have more freedom than other users.

These users are unpaid helpers who manage the site. You can also see the moderator and admin tabs associated with them.

No skull attached to a torrent file shows that the user is unknown. These are new users who haven’t been on the site long enough to earn a skull. Although they may not necessarily have malicious intentions or be a danger to leechers,  it may be hard to determine the level of trustworthiness and there may be a risk of clicking an infected file.

It is best to torrent files from users with skulls to reduce the risk of snapping a virus.

Determining if a Book is Copyrighted

While Pirate Bay does not give any information on the permissions related to a particular Book, you should not always assume that a file is copyright free. You can only find out the status of a book by checking the originator’s website or social pages. Otherwise, use a VPN to remain anonymous when downloading books from Pirate Bay.

Conclusion

You will find lots of books on TPB. Whether it is an audiobook, an e-book or a textbook, you can easily torrent what you need in a matter of minutes, if not seconds.

Always ensure that you observe best practices like safe browsing and analyzing a file before torrenting it.